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forehead

[fawr-id, for-, fawr-hed, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪd, ˈfɒr-, ˈfɔrˌhɛd, ˈfɒr- /
NOUN
brow
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"I'd have Gladiators champion tattooed on my forehead if I could so I bit their hand off to do it," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The treatment, an endoscopic brow lift, has become a more common nip-tuck among people seeking less-invasive versions of procedures enhancing areas like the forehead, nose and arms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Lifts of all sorts are, no pun intended, on the rise: forehead and brow lifts up 29 percent; arm lifts and neck lifts both up 21 percent.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

His forehead was livid blue from a fall.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Then he wound a length of wovengrass twine round his forehead to keep his hair out of his eyes.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

We’ve watched celebrities undertake this shape-shifting toward pillowy lips, smooth foreheads, high cheekbones.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

Eyes red, cheeks tear-stained and foreheads pouring sweat, the two squirmed in their seats and Bernthal said he was going to be sick.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

On Wednesday, Ben Gvir sparked an outcry internationally but also within his own government by publishing a video of dozens of activists kneeling with their foreheads on the ground and their hands tied.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Following a push by the City striker, the two men squared up to each other, with foreheads pressed together.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

I lifted my other arm to join it, and she put her arms around me, too, and our foreheads nodded together.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs


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